The changing economics of open source
Early 2022 has brought with it an unusually high level of commotion in the open-source…
These hackers showed just how easy it is to target critical infrastructure
Daan Keuper has hacked under a bright spotlight before. In 2012, he hacked a brand-new…
How engineered microbes could cut aviation emissions
A startup using genetically engineered microbes, light, and carbon dioxide in an attempt to make…
Spilling Silicon Valley’s secrets, one tweet at a time
Shortly after midnight on May 4, 2018, Jane Manchun Wong tweeted her first “finding” ever.…
A new vision of artificial intelligence for the people
In the back room of an old and graying building in the northernmost region of…
The Download: Language-preserving AI, and hackers showed it’s frighteningly easy to breach critical infrastructure
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The Download: How AI capitalizes on catastrophe, and the Bitcoin cities of Central America
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
It’s okay to opt out of the crypto revolution
If sheer square footage of advertising space is any indication, crypto has arrived. Crypto billboards…
The gig workers fighting back against the algorithms
In the Bendungan Hilir neighborhood, just a stone’s throw from Jakarta’s glitzy central business district,…
Crypto millionaires are pouring money into Central America to build their own cities
Every day, a repurposed garbage truck ferries visitors up El Salvador’s Conchagua Volcano to an…